Stanislaw Lem Dies in Krakow

1Eye wrote to mention that well-known SF author Stanislaw Lem passed away today. The Polish author was 84, and was probably best known for the novel 'Solaris'. From the AP article: "Solaris, published in 1961 and set on an isolated space stations, was made into a film epic 10 years later by Russian director Andrei Tarkovsky and into a 2002 Hollywood remake shot by Steven Sodebergh and starring George Clooney."

Re:My favourite Lem novel was "The Cyberiad"

[aztec rain god]

If ever a mathematician had a chance to get laid, this might do the trick.

Re:The old guard passes away...

[SimHacker]

That kind of paranoid conspiracy crap sounds like a Philip K Dick novel. Oh wait, we ARE discussing Philip K Dick's writings -- to the FBI! Not a novel exactly, but certainly one of his more interesting short stories.

The ranting anonymous cowards seems to have a few good points about The Party running things here in the United States... Until he gets to the part about blaming Michael Moore for the fact that we're losing our constitutionally protected freedoms and going to war based on lies...

Iraq is degererating into a civil war, more and more Republicans are being prosecuted for corruption, Bush's approval numbers are at 34%, and you're still blaming Michael Moore??! This is exactly what Frank Zappa was talking about when he said "Speed turns you into your parents." So does Fox News's brand of political pornography.

This anonymous coward has been beating off to Ann Coulter for too long. I have news for you sucker: She's a man, baby! Just look at that bobbing Adam's apple! And her attitude and argumentation style -- DEFINITELY a DUDE. And yes, beating off to Ann Coulter DOES make you a GAY REPUBLICAN.

-Don